Former Minnesota Senate staffer Michael Brodkorb will face drunken-driving charges stemming from a January crash that landed him in the hospital.

Lilydale City Attorney Thomas Lehmann said Wednesday, Feb. 13, that the charges include two counts of fourth-degree driving under the influence and one count of careless driving, all misdemeanors.

Lehmann prepared the charges Tuesday. They're expected to be formally filed in Dakota County District Court later this week.

Brodkorb declined to comment Wednesday. His only prior offense in Minnesota was a speeding ticket in 2001.

The Minnesota State Patrol says Brodkorb's blood-alcohol concentration was .10 after he crashed his car into a bridge support on Interstate 35E on Jan. 23. The legal limit for driving in Minnesota is .08

Brodkorb, 39, wasn't wearing a seat belt and was hospitalized in critical condition. He since has been released and has said via Twitter that he is recovering.

Brodkorb, a former Minnesota Republican Party deputy chair and Senate Republican spokesman, was fired from his Senate job after an affair with then-Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch.